City Council

AGENDA REGULAR MEETING HELOTES CITY COUNCIL January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m. The City of Helotes City Council will meet for a Regular Meeting on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 12951 Bandera Road, Helotes, Texas 78023. This is an open meeting, subject to the open meeting laws of the State of Texas. 1. Call to order. • Invocation. • Pledge of Allegiance. OPEN SESSION: 2. Citizens to be Heard. The City Council shall not discuss any presented issue, nor may any action be taken on any issue at this time (Attorney General Opinion JC-0169). The Council will accept comments from citizens, business owners, business representative’s, property owners, and representatives of property owners of the City of Helotes and its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) only. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes and this time is not transferable. Each person may only speak once. No profanity or threats will be tolerated. CONSENT AGENDA (ITEM NOS. 3 - 5): All Consent Agenda items listed below are considered routine by City Staff and are intended to be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items, unless a Councilmember requests it, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. 3. Approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting dated January 13, 2022. (Staff) - Agenda Item 4. Approval of the Quarterly Investment Reports for the City of Helotes and the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation (EDC) for the quarter ending December 2021. (Staff) - Agenda Item NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT THE PUBLIC MEETING The City of Helotes City Hall is wheelchair accessible, and accessible parking spaces are available. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Helotes will provide reasonable accommodations for persons attending the meeting. To better serve you, requests should be received seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting. For assistance, contact the City Secretary at 210.695.5911. City Council Regular Meeting January 27, 2022 CONSENT AGENDA contd.: 5. Approval of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas calling for a General Election to be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, for the purpose of electing one (1) Council Member Place 1, one (1) Council Member Place 2, and one (1) Council Member Place 4; providing for early voting and for notice of the Election; making provisions for the conduct of the Election; authorizing the Mayor to negotiate and execute a Contract for Election Services with Bexar County, Texas; and resolving other matters related to such election. (Staff) - Agenda Item ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: 6. Discussion of and action on a request by Jacob and Kara Whittington for approval of a variance to Municipal Code of Ordinances Chapter 18 Buildings and Building Regulations, Section 18-12 (b) International Building Code Adopted, Subsection 312.2 Access Control Gate Systems, authorizing one (1) vehicular access gate to encroach on the required setback of twenty feet (20’) from the front property line on a residential zoned lot located at 15285 Marin Hollow, Helotes, Texas 78023, and identified as BCAD Prop. ID No. 358763. (Applicant) - Agenda Item 7. Discussion of and action on an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas, amending Municipal Code of Ordinances Chapter 18 Buildings and Building Regulations, Article II Technical Codes, and Chapter 38 Fire Prevention and Protection, Article III Fire Code, by adopting updated editions of the International Codes (“I-Codes”) and National Electrical Code for building and fire standards applicable in the City of Helotes. (Staff) - Agenda Item CLOSED SESSION: 8. Closed Session in accordance with Texas Government Code §551.074 Personnel Matters. In addition to the matters listed below, any matter scheduled for Open Session may be discussed in Closed Session, as appropriate and authorized by law: • §551.074 Personnel Matters – Discuss the candidate qualifications for the position of City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation Executive Director. Adjourn into Open Session. Continued on the next page. Page 2 of 3 City Council Regular Meeting January 27, 2022 ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: 9. Discussion of and action on two (2) Resolutions of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas amending the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation Bylaws and the Articles of Incorporation as follows: a. A Resolution authorizing Amendment No. 3 to the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation Bylaws, Article Three Officers and Corporate Officials by revising Section 3.6 Ex Officio Representative of the Board and adding Section 3.6.1 Executive Director, to establish the City Administrator as an Ex Officio Representative of the EDC Board of Directors. b. A Resolution authorizing an amendment to the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation Articles of Incorporation, Article Ten Board of Directors, Subparagraph (d), by removing the City Administrator as Executive Director of the EDC. (City of Helotes EDC Board of Directors) - Agenda Item Adjourn meeting. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into Closed Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the exceptions to the requirement that a meeting be open to the public, in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 Open Meetings, Subchapter D Exceptions to Requirement that Meetings be Open. No action may be taken in Closed Session. ______________________________ Rich Whitehead, Mayor I certify that this Agenda was posted on January 21, 2022 at 4:50 p.m. ________________________ Celina Perez, City Secretary Page 3 of 3